Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
A TRAIN TRAGEDY,
Five Men Board Night Express fren
Pittsburg to Cleveland and
Release Prisoner.
The Two Officers Taken by Surprise and
Filled with Bullets Before They
Gould Draw Their Revolvers,

Cleveland. Captain Hsohne and Detec
tive Hulligan OF Cleveland, having re-
ceived arequiSition, determined TO return
, to Cleveland last light with a prisoner,
Harry McMunn, who is accused of having
been concerned in the recent extensive
fur robbery in that city. They securely
| hand cuffed their prisoner and placed him
on board the train at the outer depot in
this city. At Alliance, OHIO, five men
boarded the train, took seats near The
prisoner and in g few minutes the express
continued on its course. When RsVenna
was reached, the five men arose suddenly
from their seats and drew their reyolyerS
on the officers. Their quick action gave
them the drop on the officers. OGe Of
the men demanded the prisoner, but il
. stead Of complying with the request, the
officers jumped 10 their feet and tried to
draw their revOlvers. They were too
late. The five men opened fire
on them. Captain Hachne re-
treated and tottered over into the
aisle with bullets in his shoulder
and thigh. When he fell the gang iamped
on him and kicked him until he lay as
still IS des tn. When the firing first be-
bullets in his body, uut he still attempted
to defend himself, and another volley was
fired at him until seven bullets pierced
his body. He tottered and fell insensibie
in his seat. He WIS then kicked until his
head was split open. The few passengers
that were il the smoker became terror
iZed and MD under the seats. The a'arm
spread to the other cars, and the train
men and passengers hurried forward. a
frightful scene met their gaze. Stretched
out but few feet apart We're the bodies
of Detective Hulligan and Captain
! HaChne. The floor was covered with
blood and the seats in the car near where
the shooting had occurred were pierced
and shattered by bullets. The prisoner
and his resCuers disappeared in the eX-
citement, having jumped from the traia.
All trace Of them was lost. The RiyeGnG
police were notified, and q posse started
out at once TO scour the country. The
| injured men were made as comfortable as
| possible and We're then taken to Cieve-
land, arriving there at 8 O'Clock this
morning.
TAKEN TO CLEVELAND.
! CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. 1.-THE train
! bearing the two wounded detectives ar
rived at Cleveland about $50 this morn
ing. At the depot an ambu-
lance was in waiting. Captain Hachne
was placed in the wagon and sent
to the City hospital. The ambulance
took Hulligan to his home, on the corner
of Bond and Lake streets. On arriving
at the hospital the house physician ex-
amined Captain Hachne's wounds
The brave officer was shot in
the hip, the bullet having
passed Iesgthwise OF the leg and been
Embedded in the flesh. Another took ef-
| feet in the left arm. Passing from the
wrist upwards it came out at the
elbow. He also received q severe
cut in the head. Hulligan had four
cuts on the head. One was made by
coupling pin and this fractured his skull.
One ear was also off. The physicians think
I Captain HaChEe may recover slthough
his I'M uries are very serious. Detective
Hulligan's condition is very critical. If
Inflammation setSin he will die. One of
| the gang was shot but his pals carried
him from the train and made their escape.
DETAILS OF THE ASSAULT.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. When Capt.
tain HaChne arrived at the city hospital
he seemed near the brink of death. Hist
face and clothes were covered with blood
from his many wounds. He was imme-
diately placed in bed. DR.. Sawyer, the
| house physician, sent for DR.. Parker, and
the two surgeons proceeded to wash and
dress the wounded man. The Captain
was suffering from a confusion over the
right eye. his head being laid open to the
skull. He had also received an
otner bad cut over the right
ear. Both of these wounds were made by
a coupling pin. The brave officer was
shot in the tieshy part OF the thigh, and
after his wounds were dressed the doctors
darkened the room and ordered that no
che should look at the injured man. The
Captain in his statement of the murder
GUS assault said he learned that three
suspicious characters boarded the train
al Alliance. He took the precaution TO
walk through the car and look out on the /
platforms. Seeing no one he returned to
his seat. at Rayenna three men entered !
the car from the rear door facing the Cap /
tain. They walked through the aisle until |
they reached the seats occupied by the !
two officers. Huliigan'S back was tc- |
ward them and drawinr 9 coupling pin |
wrapped 10 white paper, one Of the men !
struck the detective terrible blow OH !
the head, knocking him almost senseless |
into mis- seat. At the same time the other |
covered the Captain with revolvers and |
ordered him to remain quiet. Hulligan
called for help, and Hachne, disregarding
the pistols aimed ct his breast, jumped to .
his feet, drew his revolver and fred. TIE |
assaSsins returned the fire, and with the
coupling pin again struck Hulligan They
then ran along the aisle and broke the
lamps. In moment the car Yves in dark
ness and terrible hand to hand
struggle between the brave Captain
and his four assailants eusued.
Twice the thieves knocked the Captain
senseless to the door, and both times he
recovered consciousness almost immedi-
ately and returned to the combat. The
first time ne fell one of the murderers
said, "We'Ve killed him; let him lay
there"
He did not lie there, however, but
jumped t. his feet and pluckily continued
the fight. All this time Hulligan was I'M
conscious, and the assassins dragged the
nandcuted prisoner from the car to the
ground. Hachne finally made his way to
the platform Of the car, where the bag
gageman and freight conductor found him.
A REWARD OFFERED.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. 1.-THE County
Commissioners and police board have
offered reward Of $1,000 for the capture
OF the burglars. Both of the wounded
officers are resting quietly tonight, but
the chances OF recovery are strongly
against them. The country about
Ravenna is being secured by detectives
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